BURBANK, CA (April 15, 2015) — Fans of the Warner Bros. Television series Revolution, which ended a two-year run on NBC in May 2014, are going to get a resolution to the show’s storylines that were left open-ended in the final broadcast episode.

In response to passionate fan efforts to revive the show, the entire creative team behind the series — including executive producers Eric Kripke, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Rockne S. O’Bannon and Jon Favreau — regrouped to create a special four-chapter digital comic book with DC Comics that will serve to continue and ultimately resolve the adventures last seen in Revolution’s second season finale.

Revolution writers David Reed and Ryan Parrott handled the writing duties of the digital comic’s four chapters, after breaking the story in the writers’ room along with the rest of the Revolution creative team, which included Kripke, O’Bannon, Paul Grellong, David Rambo, Trey Callaway, Anne Cofell Saunders, Ben Edlund, Matt Pitts and Jim Barnes. A photo of the team at work on the digital comic, along with a special guest who fans will recognize, can be seen here.

Illustrated by DC Comics’ artist Angel Hernandez, each of the four separate digital chapters will also have a specially designed cover, and will roll out every two weeks beginning Monday, May 4. A sneak peek at three of the illustrated Revolution characters — Charlie Matheson, Miles Matheson and Sebastian Monroe — can be seen here.

The four chapters will each be debuting exclusively on www.ComicBook.com for one week before being made available for viewing on Revolution’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Revolution. Fans can also use the #RevolutionComic hashtag on Twitter to find out more information about the digital comic.

So first of all—thank you. Seriously. Sincerely. The loyalty you’ve shown REVOLUTION these past months has been touching and overwhelming—it’s meant more to me than you’ll ever know. And in case you were wondering—yes, we’ve been listening. We’ve read the tweets. We’ve seen the incredible petition. We’ve followed #RelocateRevolution. Please know that you’ve been heard.

And solely because of your efforts, we wanted to pay you back—to give you something fantastic. And while, unfortunately, we simply can’t make more episodes of the show (alas, there are financial realities we can’t overcome), we can do the next best thing. Which is end the story. On our terms. Exactly the way we would have.

So J.J., Jon and I are pleased and proud to announce the REVOLUTION endgame: a four-issue series coming soon from DC Comics. If you take a look at the attached photo, you’ll see that we brought back the entire writing staff to work on it. The band’s back together! (And if you study the photo closely, you’ll notice a certain young, plucky Matheson who also joined us). Everyone has generously agreed to work for little or no money. They’re doing it, because like you, they’re passionate about this story and want to see it end correctly.

So stay tuned. We’ve got lots of work to do. We’ll keep you posted—in the coming months, you can expect more details, sneak peeks, and early artwork. But Miles, Monroe, Rachel, Charlie, Aaron, Neville and the rest will return for the epic finale to the REVOLUTION storyline. We hope you’re as excited as we are.

And again—thank you. This is because of you. This is for you.

Much love,

Kripke

From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, Supernatural’s Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. Television, Revolution was a post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama series that centered around one family’s struggle to survive 15 years after a mysterious worldwide blackout. Created by Eric Kripke and executive produced by Kripke, Abrams, Bryan Burk, Rockne S. O’Bannon and Jon Favreau, the series was produced by Bonanza Productions in association with Bad Robot Productions, Kripke Enterprises and Warner Bros. Television.

BURBANK, CA (April 15, 2015) — Fans of the Warner Bros. Television series Revolution, which ended a two-year run on NBC in May 2014, are going to get a resolution to the show’s storylines that were left open-ended in the final broadcast episode.

In response to passionate fan efforts to revive the show, the entire creative team behind the series — including executive producers Eric Kripke, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Rockne S. O’Bannon and Jon Favreau — regrouped to create a special four-chapter digital comic book with DC Comics that will serve to continue and ultimately resolve the adventures last seen in Revolution’s second season finale.

Revolution writers David Reed and Ryan Parrott handled the writing duties of the digital comic’s four chapters, after breaking the story in the writers’ room along with the rest of the Revolution creative team, which included Kripke, O’Bannon, Paul Grellong, David Rambo, Trey Callaway, Anne Cofell Saunders, Ben Edlund, Matt Pitts and Jim Barnes. A photo of the team at work on the digital comic, along with a special guest who fans will recognize, can be seen here.

Illustrated by DC Comics’ artist Angel Hernandez, each of the four separate digital chapters will also have a specially designed cover, and will roll out every two weeks beginning Monday, May 4. A sneak peek at three of the illustrated Revolution characters — Charlie Matheson, Miles Matheson and Sebastian Monroe — can be seen here.

The four chapters will each be debuting exclusively on www.ComicBook.com for one week before being made available for viewing on Revolution’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Revolution. Fans can also use the #RevolutionComic hashtag on Twitter to find out more information about the digital comic.

So first of all—thank you. Seriously. Sincerely. The loyalty you’ve shown REVOLUTION these past months has been touching and overwhelming—it’s meant more to me than you’ll ever know. And in case you were wondering—yes, we’ve been listening. We’ve read the tweets. We’ve seen the incredible petition. We’ve followed #RelocateRevolution. Please know that you’ve been heard.

And solely because of your efforts, we wanted to pay you back—to give you something fantastic. And while, unfortunately, we simply can’t make more episodes of the show (alas, there are financial realities we can’t overcome), we can do the next best thing. Which is end the story. On our terms. Exactly the way we would have.

So J.J., Jon and I are pleased and proud to announce the REVOLUTION endgame: a four-issue series coming soon from DC Comics. If you take a look at the attached photo, you’ll see that we brought back the entire writing staff to work on it. The band’s back together! (And if you study the photo closely, you’ll notice a certain young, plucky Matheson who also joined us). Everyone has generously agreed to work for little or no money. They’re doing it, because like you, they’re passionate about this story and want to see it end correctly.

So stay tuned. We’ve got lots of work to do. We’ll keep you posted—in the coming months, you can expect more details, sneak peeks, and early artwork. But Miles, Monroe, Rachel, Charlie, Aaron, Neville and the rest will return for the epic finale to the REVOLUTION storyline. We hope you’re as excited as we are.

And again—thank you. This is because of you. This is for you.

Much love,

Kripke

From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, Supernatural’s Eric Kripke and Warner Bros. Television, Revolution was a post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama series that centered around one family’s struggle to survive 15 years after a mysterious worldwide blackout. Created by Eric Kripke and executive produced by Kripke, Abrams, Bryan Burk, Rockne S. O’Bannon and Jon Favreau, the series was produced by Bonanza Productions in association with Bad Robot Productions, Kripke Enterprises and Warner Bros. Television.

Our source for Live+7 DVR ratings includes only original programs, excluding specials and repeats (which are unlikely to be heavily DVR viewed). Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show’s renewal prospects we didn’t already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

During the thirty-fifth week of the 2013-2014 season May 19-25), Modern Familytopped the rankings for the week’s DVR viewing adults 18-49 ratings added between the Live+Same Day period (as reported in all our other ratings posts) and the Live + 7 Day measurement periods each with a gain of 2.3 adults 18-49 ratings points.

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The 18-49 Demo % Increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 18-49 ratings] had the largest percentage adults 18-49 ratings increase in viewing by DVR in their adults 18-49 Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows after the airdate on their digital video recorders (DVRs).

–Largest Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing for Broadcast TV Shows:

Rank

Shows

Net

Viewership L+SD (000)

Viewership L+7 (000)

Post Airdate Increase (Absolute)

Post Airdate Increase (%)

1

MODERN FAMILY-05/21

ABC

10452

15897

5445

52%

2

24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY-05/19

FOX

5721

9142

3421

60%

3

CHICAGO PD-05/21

NBC

6274

9324

3050

49%

4

LAW AND ORDER:SVU-05/21

NBC

6388

9034

2646

41%

5

BONES-05/19

FOX

6037

8500

2463

41%

6

CRISIS-05/25

NBC

2937

5180

2243

76%

7

BELIEVE-05/25

NBC

2925

5107

2182

75%

8

MOTIVE-05/21

ABC

4319

6265

1946

45%

9

REVOLUTION-05/21

NBC

4128

6030

1902

46%

10

MIKE & MOLLY-05/19

CBS

7050

8905

1855

26%

11

MIDDLE, THE-05/21

ABC

7848

9583

1735

22%

12

BLACK BOX-05/22

ABC

3795

5478

1683

44%

13

BACHELORETTE, THE-05/19

ABC

7174

8800

1626

23%

14

SURVIVOR-05/21

CBS

9548

11148

1600

17%

19

HELL’S KITCHEN-05/22

FOX

4345

5857

1512

35%

15

VOICE-TUE-05/20

NBC

11685

13134

1449

12%

16

GANG RELATED-05/22

FOX

2935

4316

1381

47%

17

VOICE-05/19

NBC

11704

13013

1309

11%

18

DANCING WITH THE STARS-05/19

ABC

15657

16965

1308

8%

19

AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY-05/21

FOX

10525

11766

1241

12%

20

HUNDRED, THE-05/21

CW

1460

2524

1064

73%

21

HANNIBAL-05/23

NBC

2351

3383

1032

44%

22

FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES-05/19

CBS

5132

6060

928

18%

23

LAST COMIC STANDING 8-05/22

NBC

5417

6315

898

17%

24

SUPERNATURAL-05/20

CW

2359

3103

744

32%

25

MIXOLOGY-05/21

ABC

4040

4639

599

15%

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The average viewership increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute increase in average viewership by DVR between the Live + Same Day and Live + 7 day ratings measurements.

DVR (Time-shifted) Adults 18-49 Ratings – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live+Same Day(Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs.

Live+Same Day(Live+SD) ratings include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing.

Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

DVR Ratings Increase Past Airdate – How many people watched the show on their DVRs within 7 days following the airdate

Until the 2009-2010 season, we used a show’s LIVE program rating or viewership as the base upon which the LIVE+7 day DVR viewing was added. Now, the press seems to be standardizing around using LIVE+SAME DAY DVR viewing as the base for the calculations, so that’s what we do now as well.

Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show’s renewal prospects we didn’t already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

Our source for Live+7 DVR ratings includes only original programs, excluding specials and repeats (which are unlikely to be heavily DVR viewed). Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show’s renewal prospects we didn’t already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

During the thirty-fourth week of the 2013-2014 season May 12-18), The Big Bang Theorytopped the rankings for the week’s DVR viewing adults 18-49 ratings added between the Live+Same Day period (as reported in all our other ratings posts) and the Live + 7 Day measurement periods each with a gain of 2.5 adults 18-49 ratings points.

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The 18-49 Demo % Increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 18-49 ratings] had the largest percentage adults 18-49 ratings increase in viewing by DVR in their adults 18-49 Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows after the airdate on their digital video recorders (DVRs).

–Largest Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing for Broadcast TV Shows:

Rank

Program

Net

Viewership Live+SD (000)

Viewership Live+7 (000)

Post Airdate Absolute Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing (000)

Post Airdate % Viewership Increase from DVR Viewing

1

BIG BANG THEORY, THE-05/15/2014

CBS

16729

22591

5862

35%

2

BLACKLIST-05/12/2014

NBC

10444

16297

5853

56%

3

MODERN FAMILY-05/14/2014

ABC

9076

13841

4765

53%

4

NCIS-05/13/2014

CBS

16946

21040

4094

24%

5

CASTLE-05/12/2014

ABC

10550

14510

3960

38%

6

ELEMENTARY-05/15/2014

CBS

7368

11254

3886

53%

7

PERSON OF INTEREST-05/13/2014

CBS

10950

14639

3689

34%

8

GREY’S ANATOMY-05/15/2014

ABC

8915

12342

3427

38%

9

CRIMINAL MINDS-05/14/2014

CBS

12032

15424

3392

28%

10

24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY-05/12/2014

FOX

6387

9597

3210

50%

11

MARVEL AGENTS S.H.I.E.L.D-05/13/2014

ABC

5453

8578

3125

57%

12

MENTALIST, THE-05/18/2014

CBS

9691

12776

3085

32%

13

CHICAGO FIRE-05/13/2014

NBC

7121

10204

3083

43%

14

NCIS: LOS ANGELES-05/13/2014

CBS

14850

17799

2949

20%

15

CHICAGO PD-05/14/2014

NBC

5955

8847

2892

49%

16

NASHVILLE-05/14/2014

ABC

5239

7964

2725

52%

17

GRIMM-05/16/2014

NBC

5336

7870

2534

47%

18

BONES-05/12/2014

FOX

6289

8817

2528

40%

19

GOOD WIFE, THE-05/18/2014

CBS

9135

11451

2316

25%

20

LAW AND ORDER:SVU-05/14/2014

NBC

5303

7604

2301

43%

21

GOLDBERGS, THE-05/13/2014

ABC

4242

6211

1969

46%

22

SURVIVOR-05/14/2014

CBS

9930

11863

1933

19%

23

REVOLUTION-05/14/2014

NBC

3753

5561

1808

48%

24

MIKE & MOLLY-05/12/2014

CBS

6945

8627

1682

24%

25

VOICE-05/12/2014

NBC

11118

12797

1679

15%

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The average viewership increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute increase in average viewership by DVR between the Live + Same Day and Live + 7 day ratings measurements.

DVR (Time-shifted) Adults 18-49 Ratings – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live+Same Day(Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs.

Live+Same Day(Live+SD) ratings include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing.

Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

DVR Ratings Increase Past Airdate – How many people watched the show on their DVRs within 7 days following the airdate

Until the 2009-2010 season, we used a show’s LIVE program rating or viewership as the base upon which the LIVE+7 day DVR viewing was added. Now, the press seems to be standardizing around using LIVE+SAME DAY DVR viewing as the base for the calculations, so that’s what we do now as well.

Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show’s renewal prospects we didn’t already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

Our source for Live+7 DVR ratings includes only original programs, excluding specials and repeats (which are unlikely to be heavily DVR viewed). Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show’s renewal prospects we didn’t already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

During the thirty-third week of the 2013-2014 season May 5- May 11), The Big Bang Theorytopped the rankings for the week’s DVR viewing adults 18-49 ratings added between the Live+Same Day period (as reported in all our other ratings posts) and the Live + 7 Day measurement periods each with a gain of 2.6 adults 18-49 ratings points.

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The 18-49 Demo % Increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 18-49 ratings] had the largest percentage adults 18-49 ratings increase in viewing by DVR in their adults 18-49 Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows after the airdate on their digital video recorders (DVRs).

–Largest Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing for Broadcast TV Shows:

Rank

Shows

Net

Viewership L+SD (000)

Viewership L+7 (000)

Post Airdate Increase (Absolute)

Post Airdate Increase (%)

1

BIG BANG THEORY, THE-05/08

CBS

14420

20192

5772

40%

2

BLACKLIST-05/05

NBC

10466

16162

5696

54%

3

MODERN FAMILY-05/07

ABC

8554

12918

4364

51%

4

PERSON OF INTEREST-05/06

CBS

10499

14489

3990

38%

5

CASTLE-05/05

ABC

9002

12930

3928

44%

6

ELEMENTARY-05/08

CBS

7542

11440

3898

52%

7

NCIS-05/06

CBS

15883

19450

3567

22%

8

24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY-05/05

FOX

8077

11455

3378

42%

9

BLUE BLOODS-05/09

CBS

11784

15152

3368

29%

10

CRIMINAL MINDS-05/07

CBS

10523

13887

3364

32%

11

GREY’S ANATOMY-05/08

ABC

7948

11274

3326

42%

12

CSI-05/07

CBS

10008

13171

3163

32%

13

MARVEL AGENTS S.H.I.E.L.D-05/06

ABC

5372

8325

2953

55%

14

MENTALIST, THE-05/11

CBS

8639

11550

2911

34%

19

CHICAGO FIRE-05/06

NBC

6924

9796

2872

41%

15

NASHVILLE-05/07

ABC

4698

7550

2852

61%

16

CHICAGO PD-05/07

NBC

5393

8229

2836

53%

17

NCIS: LOS ANGELES-05/06

CBS

14108

16927

2819

20%

18

HAWAII FIVE-0-05/09

CBS

9212

11926

2714

29%

19

REVENGE-05/11

ABC

4870

7517

2647

54%

20

ONCE UPON A TIME-05/11

ABC

6597

9189

2592

39%

21

GRIMM-05/09

NBC

4781

7300

2519

53%

22

TWO AND A HALF MEN-05/08

CBS

8350

10715

2365

28%

23

GOOD WIFE, THE-05/11

CBS

8731

10969

2238

26%

24

LAW AND ORDER:SVU-05/07

NBC

5344

7538

2194

41%

25

GOLDBERGS, THE-05/06

ABC

4154

6292

2138

51%

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The average viewership increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute increase in average viewership by DVR between the Live + Same Day and Live + 7 day ratings measurements.

DVR (Time-shifted) Adults 18-49 Ratings – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live+Same Day(Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs.

Live+Same Day(Live+SD) ratings include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing.

Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

DVR Ratings Increase Past Airdate – How many people watched the show on their DVRs within 7 days following the airdate

Until the 2009-2010 season, we used a show’s LIVE program rating or viewership as the base upon which the LIVE+7 day DVR viewing was added. Now, the press seems to be standardizing around using LIVE+SAME DAY DVR viewing as the base for the calculations, so that’s what we do now as well.

Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show’s renewal prospects we didn’t already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

“Chicago P.D.” (1.6/5 in 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) captured three-week highs, its top numbers since April 30, with week-to-weekgains of +7% in 18-49 (to a 1.6 rating from a 1.5) and +3% in total viewers (6.222 million vs. 6.061 million). In 18-49, “Chicago P.D.” matched its second-best rating since Feb. 5. Despite the 10 p.m. hour, “Chicago P.D.” grew half-hour to half-hour by +7%in adults 18-49 (1.6 vs. 1.5) and was even or up half-hour to half-hour in every key measure. L+7 Time-Shifting: In originals, “Chicago P.D.” increases by +60% from its L+SD result to L+7 in 18-49 rating (to a 2.70 from a 1.69) and grows by more than 2.9 million persons in total viewers (9.6 million vs. 6.5 million).

“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1.6/5 in adults 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) matched last week’s 18-49 rating, its highest since April 30, despite competition last night from the finales of “Survivor” and “American Idol.” In total viewers, “SVU’s” 6.274 million is the show’s biggest audience since April 9 (7.408 million). “SVU” increased versus its lead-in by +45% in 18-49 rating and +49%in total viewers. L+7 Time-Shifting: “Law & Order: SVU” originals grow by +55% from its L+SD result to L+7 in 18-49 rating (to a 2.82 from a 1.82) and increase by 2.6 million persons in total viewers (9.4 million vs. 6.8 million).

“SVU” grew half-hour to half-hour in all key measures, including gains of +21% in adults 18-49 (to a 1.7 rating from a 1.4), +22% in adults 25-54 (2.2 vs. 1.8) and +21% in women 25-54 (2.9 vs. 2.4).

“Revolution” (1.1/4 in adults 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) is matching last week’s 1.1 in these preliminary fast-national ratings and is retaining 92% of last week’s 1.2 in official nationals, despite competition last night from the finales of “Survivor” and “American Idol.”In total viewers, “Revolution” grew week to week by +8% (to 4.205 million from 3.910 million) to its biggest overall audience since April 30. L+7 Time-Shifting: In originals, “Revolution” grows by +65% from its L+SD result to L+7 in 18-49 rating (to a 2.33 from a 1.41) and increases by 2.3 million persons in total viewers (7.4 million vs. 5.1 million).

Note: The Survivor finale ran until 10:13 with the last 13 minutes, which included the reveal of the winner, not included in the 8-10 PM program average. Expect adjustments.

On FOX, the finale of American Idol earned a 2.6, up from last week’s 2.1, but down from the 3.6 adults 18-49 rating last year’s finale earned.

On CBS, the finale of Survivor garnered a 2.5 from last week’s 2.6 adults 18-49 rating and down from last spring’s 2.7 (which aired on a Sunday). The reunion special earned a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating, from last spring’s 2.2 adults 18-49 rating.

On ABC, The Middle one-hour season finale garnered a 2.0, up a tenth from last week’s 1.9 adults 18-49 rating. The season finale of Modern Family scored a 3.6, up four tenths from last week’s 3.2 adults 18-49 rating. The series finale of Mixology matched last week’s 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. The second season premiere of Motive garnered a 0.9, down from the 1.3 adults 18-49 rating last year’s series premiere earned.

On NBC, the series finale of Revolution earned a series low matching 1.1, down a tenth from last week’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating. Law & Order: SVU matched last week’s 1.6 adults 18-49 rating. Chicago P.D. garnered a 1.6, up a tenth from last week’s 1.5 adults 18-49 rating.

On the CW, The 100 earned a 0.5, down a tenth from last week’s 0.6 adults 18-49 rating.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.0/3). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.2/1).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast. For more information see Numbers 101and Numbers 102.

In Total Viewers, NBC Rises to #2, Its First Finish Above Fourth Place in 10 Years

NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’ and ‘Late Night’ Also Dominate the Late-Night Season

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – May 20, 2013 – NBC has won the 2013-14 primetime television season in adults 18-49, its first season-long win in 10 years. NBC has delivered a 2.7 rating for the season, the network’s highest average in four years, according to “most current” viewing data from Nielsen Media Research with three nights left to count in the traditional September-to-May season.

NBC is up +13% versus its year-ago rating (to a 2.7 from a 2.4), the biggest season-to-season increase for NBC in the 26-year history of Nielsen’s People Meter sample, and biggest for any Big 4 network in nine years.

Though benefiting this season from February’s coverage of the Sochi Olympics, NBC is still generating the season’s #1 adult 18-49 audience, topping Super Bowl-boosted Fox, even when NBC’s 18 nights of Sochi coverage are excluded from its season averages. Also, even when all sports programming is excluded, NBC finishes within a tenth of a point of #1 and is the only network up versus last season (with a 2.2 average in 18-49, excluding sports, up +10% versus last season).

NBC accomplishments for the season include:

* Finishing #1 on four of the seven nights of the week, the most for NBC in 12 years (since winning five nights, including a tie, in 2001-02).

* The most nightlong 18-49 wins for NBC in 12 years (with 87 wins among the Big 4 through Sunday, May 18, highest since 131 wins in 2001-02). The total of 87 wins is more than any other network claimed this season or last.

* The most weeklong wins for any networks this season, 18 (including two ties), and also more than for any network last season. It’s the most weeklong wins for NBC in 11 years, since winning 19 (including three ties) in 2002-03.

NBC’s +13% gain versus last season in 18-49 in “most current” Nielsen results is the biggest increase for any Big 4 network since ABC grew by +16% in “live plus seven day” results for 2004-05.

In total viewers, NBC is #2 for the season (with or without the 18 nights of the Sochi Olympic counted in NBC’s average), marking the first time since the 2003-04 season that NBC has finished higher than #4 in total viewers.

Versus last season, NBC was up +33% in total viewers, (9.3 million vs. 7.0 million), the network’s biggest total-viewer gain season-to-season in People-Meter history and biggest for any network in 25 years, since Fox grew by +46% in 1988-89.

In adults 18-49 among the broadcast networks, NBC’s schedule featured (excluding sports pre- and post-game shows):

* The season’s #1 new series and #2 drama, “The Blacklist” (as well as #1 drama excluding encores).

* The season’s #1 Friday series, “Grimm.”

NBC’s Monday is the top-rated regular schedule on any broadcast net in 18-49 (with an average 4.3 rating for regular programming) and NBC’s Tuesday (3.1) is a close #3 behind CBS’s Thursday (3.3), excluding NBC’s NFL-boosted Sunday (4.2), which was the #1 lineup during the fourth quarter of 2013.

Looking at NBC’s averages for regular programming this season vs. last in adults 18-49:

* Mondays are up +10%

* Tuesdays are up +15%

* Wednesdays are up +15%

* Thursdays are down 6%

* Fridays are up +13%

* Saturdays are up +14%

* Sundays are up +5%.

NBC has delivered increases in key time periods with scripted programming this season, including these gains:

Late-Night: NBC also continued to dominate late-night all season, with the biggest surge coming since February when Jimmy Fallon took over “The Tonight Show” and Seth Meyers inherited “Late Night.”

The combination of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has dominated the 11:35 p.m. ET hour throughout the September-to-May season. In season-long averages through May 11, “Tonight” has generated a 1.28 rating, up +56% versus last season’s 0.82 and the highest “Tonight” rating at this point in five years..

“Tonight” has established a margin this season of +80% versus ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (0.71), up from last season’s +30%. Versus CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” (0.58), “Tonight” has an advantage this season of +121%, up from last season’s +17%. These are “Tonight’s” biggest leads ever over Letterman or Kimmel in the 11:35-12:35 hour.

“Tonight” has extended its dominance since the host transition in February, with “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” averaging a 1.72 rating in adults 18-49 “most current” averages, giving it a margin of +149% versus “Kimmel” (0.69 since Feb.17) and +207% versus “Late Show” (0.56).

At 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have combined this season for a 0.69 rating, up +25% versus the show’s 2012-13 average of 0.55. The margin versus CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (0.40) is +73%, up from last season’s +28%.

Our source for Live+7 DVR ratings includes only original programs, excluding specials and repeats (which are unlikely to be heavily DVR viewed). Do the Live+7 ratings tell us anything about a show’s renewal prospects we didn’t already know from the Live+Same Day ratings? No. Click here to learn more.

During the thirty-second week of the 2013-2014 season (April 28- May 4), The Big Bang Theorytopped the rankings for the week’s DVR viewing adults 18-49 ratings added between the Live+Same Day period (as reported in all our other ratings posts) and the Live + 7 Day measurement periods each with a gain of 2.5 adults 18-49 ratings points.

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The 18-49 Demo % Increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 18-49 ratings] had the largest percentage adults 18-49 ratings increase in viewing by DVR in their adults 18-49 Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows after the airdate on their digital video recorders (DVRs).

–Largest Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing for Broadcast TV Shows:

Rank

Program

Net

Viewership Live+SD (000)

Viewership Live+7 (000)

Post Airdate Absolute Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing (000)

Post Airdate % Viewership Increase from DVR Viewing

1

BLACKLIST-04/28/2014

NBC

10791

16447

5656

52%

2

BIG BANG THEORY, THE-05/01/2014

CBS

16074

21515

5441

34%

3

MODERN FAMILY-04/30/2014

ABC

8395

12624

4229

50%

4

CASTLE-04/28/2014

ABC

10343

14290

3947

38%

5

GREY’S ANATOMY-05/01/2014

ABC

8809

12753

3944

45%

6

ELEMENTARY-05/01/2014

CBS

7787

11712

3925

50%

7

PERSON OF INTEREST-04/29/2014

CBS

11309

15135

3826

34%

8

NCIS-04/29/2014

CBS

17253

21037

3784

22%

9

CRIMINAL MINDS-04/30/2014

CBS

10304

14009

3705

36%

10

CHICAGO PD-04/30/2014

NBC

7280

10907

3627

50%

11

CSI-04/30/2014

CBS

9951

13558

3607

36%

12

BLUE BLOODS-05/02/2014

CBS

11589

15077

3488

30%

13

CHICAGO FIRE-04/29/2014

NBC

7058

10520

3462

49%

14

HAWAII FIVE-0-05/02/2014

CBS

8773

11845

3072

35%

15

RESURRECTION-05/04/2014

ABC

8155

11088

2933

36%

16

NASHVILLE-04/30/2014

ABC

4622

7527

2905

63%

17

MARVEL AGENTS S.H.I.E.L.D-04/29/2014

ABC

5946

8840

2894

49%

18

NCIS: LOS ANGELES-04/29/2014

CBS

14831

17670

2839

19%

19

GRIMM-05/02/2014

NBC

4929

7716

2787

57%

20

FOLLOWING, THE-04/28/2014

FOX

4507

7278

2771

61%

21

MENTALIST, THE-05/04/2014

CBS

8423

11145

2722

32%

22

REVENGE-05/04/2014

ABC

4981

7591

2610

52%

23

LAW AND ORDER:SVU-04/30/2014

NBC

6040

8547

2507

42%

24

GOOD WIFE, THE-05/04/2014

CBS

8988

11365

2377

26%

25

ONCE UPON A TIME-05/04/2014

ABC

6862

9190

2328

34%

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The average viewership increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute increase in average viewership by DVR between the Live + Same Day and Live + 7 day ratings measurements.

DVR (Time-shifted) Adults 18-49 Ratings – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live+Same Day(Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs.

Live+Same Day(Live+SD) ratings include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing.

Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

DVR Ratings Increase Past Airdate – How many people watched the show on their DVRs within 7 days following the airdate

Until the 2009-2010 season, we used a show’s LIVE program rating or viewership as the base upon which the LIVE+7 day DVR viewing was added. Now, the press seems to be standardizing around using LIVE+SAME DAY DVR viewing as the base for the calculations, so that’s what we do now as well.

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Survivor, Revolution, Arrow, Suburgatory, Modern Family and Law & Order: SVU were each adjusted up a tenth while Chicago P.D. was adjusted down a tenth among adults 18-49 versus the preliminary Wednesday broadcast ratings.

On CBS, Survivor garnered a 2.5, up 4 percent from last week’s 2.4 adults 18-49 rating. The season finale of Criminal Minds scored a 2.7, up 17 percent from last week’s 2.3 adults 18-49 rating, but down 4 percent from a 2.8 for the previous season finale.

On FOX, the 500th episode of American Idol earned a 2.1 up 24 percent from last week’s Wednesday low 1.8 adults 18-49 rating.

On ABC, The Middle garnered a 1.9, up 19 percent from last week’s 1.6 adults 18-49 rating. The series finale of Suburgatory earned a 1.5, up 15 percent from last week’s 1.3 adults 18-49 rating but down 12 percent from a 1.7 for the previous season finale. Modern Family scored a 3.1, up 7 percent from last week’s 2.9 adults 18-49 rating. Mixology matched last week’s 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. The season finale of Nashville garnered a 1.3, up percent from last week’s series low 1.2 adults 18-49 rating but down 32 percent from a 1.9 for the season one finale.

On the CW, the season finale of Arrow matched last week’s 0.8 adults 18-49 rating but was down 11 percent from a 0.9 for the season finale. Your predictions were too optimistic. The 100 matched last week’s 0.6 adults 18-49 rating.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.3/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.4/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (1.2/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2).

At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.8/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings, including demographics, are available at approximately 11 AM (ET) the day after telecast, and are released to subscribing customers daily. These data, from the National People Meter sample, are strictly time-period information, based on the normal broadcast network feed, and include all programming on the affiliated stations, sometimes including network programming, sometimes not. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. For example, with a World Series game, Fast Affiliate Ratings would include whatever aired from 8-11PM on affiliates in the Pacific Time Zone, following the live football game, but not game coverage that begins at 5PM PT. The same would be true of Presidential debates as well as live award shows and breaking news reports.

Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent.

Share (of Audience): The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)

Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast. For more information see Numbers 101and Numbers 102.